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Gameday: No. 11 ECU Travels West To Houston
April 05, 2019 | Baseball
| No. 11 ECU at Houston (Games 29-31) | |
| Dates: | April 5-7, 2019 |
| Time: | 7:35 p.m. \\\ 7:30 p.m. \\\ 2 p.m. (ET) |
| Location: | Houston, Texas (Don Sanders Field at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park) |
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| Live Game Coverage: | Radio: 94.3 FM The Game Watch Live Friday on ADN | Saturday/Sunday (subscription) TuneIn Radio: Online (Pirate IMG Sports Network) |
| Internet Options: | Live Stats: All Weekend |
| Official Web Sites: | ECU | Houston |
| Game Notes: | ECU (PDF) | Houston | The American (PDF) |
| 2019 Statistics: | ECU | Houston |
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HOUSTON, Texas – No. 11 ECU is back on the road for the second-straight weekend traveling to Houston for a three-game American Athletic Conference series. First pitch of the weekend is set for Friday, April 5 at 7:35 p.m. (ET) and will be streamed on the American Digital Network.
NEARLY $11,000 RAISED FOR MUSTACHE MARCH
• Annually, for the past 16 seasons, ECU hosts the "Keith LeClair Classic" a tournament put together to bring awareness to ALS through the Jim "Catfish" Hunter chapter, which is located in Raleigh, N.C. The chapter finds the tournament as a way to continue awareness and fundraising in Coach LeClair's honor. The goal is to use the LeClair Classic as a starting point for our own fundraiser to help Strikeout ALS.
• In 2018, the ECU and Memphis baseball programs participated in "Mustache March" raising nearly $11,000 with donations going towards funding, supporting families and researching through local chapters. The past two seasons, ECU Dowdy Student Stores has donated $10,500 from t-shirt sales during the year and has pushed ECU's four-year total to $43,492 in donations.
• This year, ECU teamed up with the Memphis and Michigan baseball clubs to raise $10,836 for ALS.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE GAME
• ECU (22-6, 6-0 AAC) comes into the contest having won 10-straight games, which ties Ball State and Stanford for the longest active win streak … The Pirates completed their third consecutive weekend series sweep (second in The American) at USF a week ago … On the season, they are averaging 6.1 runs per game, while surrendering 3.9 rpg … ECU is batting .295 on the year and has racked up 276 hits (9.9 hpg).
• Houston (16-13, 2-4 AAC) has won five of its last seven games, but has dropped both league series (Connecticut, Memphis) … The Cougars are hitting at a .236 clip, while their pitching staff owns a 3.90 ERA.
• ECU and Houston have met 60 times with the Cougars holding a 32-27-1 all-time lead in the series … Houston swept ECU a year ago in Greenville and won the first of two games in the AAC Championships, 5-3, before the Pirates eliminated the Cougars 12-1 (7 innings) behind Jake Kuchmaner's complete game in the semifinals.
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to series)
• Alec Burleson ranks among the national leaders (Top 50) in sac flies (ninth), average (27th), hits per game (39/1.56) and hits (50th) ... Owns a .408 batting average with four home runs, 21 RBI, 10 doubles, 14 runs scored ... Has tallied 42 hits, 14 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI contests ... Named to a pair of Midseason All-America Teams (D1Baseball, Perfect Game) as a utility player ... Earned AAC Player-of-the-Week accolades, while also being tabbed Perfect Game National Player-of-the-Week on Feb. 25 ... Two-time AAC Honor Roll selection (2/18, 4/1) ... On the mound, struck out a career-high 10 batters vs. Monmouth ... Appeared in nine games (three starts) posting a 2-0 record with two saves ... Sports a 2.96 ERA with 32 strikeouts in 27.1 innings.
• Jake Agnos has recorded at least seven strikeouts in six-straight games ... Two-time AAC Pitcher-of-the-Week selections (2/25, 4/1) ... Tied career-high with 11 punch outs vs. Monmouth and at USF ... Had 10 strikeouts against Marist ... Stands 12th nationally in Ks per 9 innings (13.73) and 14th in total strikeouts (61) ... Tallied four quality starts on the year ... Played for Team USA (Collegiate National Team) in Summer of '18.
• Tyler Smith earned second win of the season (11th career) at Maryland ... Registered fifth career quality start vs. Terps ... Fanned career-high seven batters vs. UMD in 2018 ... Tied for 23rd nationally in starts (seven).
• Gavin Williams has appeared in 21 career games making four starts ... In last start at No. 24 Duke, he gave up five runs in the first inning before exiting the game ... Worked career high five innings against Elon and at No. 8 Mississippi State ... Struck out career-high eight batters at USF (3/31) earning first career save ... Owns a 1-2 record with a 2.97 ERA ... Fanned35 batters in 36.1 innings ... Notched first career win against Elon (2/27) where he allowed two runs and struck out six ... Tallied six or more strikeouts in a game three times.
• Spencer Brickhouse earned AAC Player-of-the-Week honors on March 25 ... Currently batting .377 with six home runs, 19 RBI ... Ranks 21st nationally in SLG Pct. (.714) and 28th in OB Pct. (.510) ... Hit a pair of home runs and drove in eight runs in series sweep of UCF ... Owns a .314 career batting average with 26 home runs and 97 RBI ... Has 11 career game-winning RBI (four in 2019) ... His homer against Radford in the series opener was his third-straight on Opening Day.
• Ryder Giles stands sixth in the nation in sac bunts and sac bunts pg ... Started 22 games at third where he is batting .254 with 11 RBI and 12 runs scored ... Tallied four multi-hit, three multi-RBI games and has scored multiple runs in a contest twice ... Made first collegiate start against Duke (4/3).
• Jake Kuchmaner tossed 28th perfect game in NCAA DI history at Maryland (3/17) ... Swept league and national honors in consecutive weeks (3/11 & 3/18) ... In last five outings (four starts) has allowed seven runs on eight hits with 32 strikeouts to 11 walks in 33.0 innings ... Fanned career high nine batters at No. 9 Ole Miss ... Registered three career quality starts ... National leader in fewest hits allowed per 9 innings (3.38).
• Trey Benton earned ninth career win, which came in relief against Duke (4/3) ... In 21 career games out of the bullpen, he has allowed 10 runs (six earned) on 25 hits with 30 strikeouts and 15 walks in 31.2 frames ... Owns a 2-0 record in 2019 ... Struck out a career-high 11 batters (six innings) against UNC in 2018 ... Tallied nine career quality starts.
• Bryant Packard hit grand slams in consecutive games at USF ... Tallied a pair of game-winning RBI at USF (11 career) ... Enters Houston series having scored a run in seven-straight games ... Named to five preseason All-America teams (four first-team), Golden Spikes Award Watch List and preseason AAC Player-of-the-Year in 2019 ... Set school record with a hit in 32-straight games ... Played for Team USA (Collegiate National Team) in Summer of '18.
• Brady Lloyd second on the team with three GW RBI (two vs. Marist) ... Batting .250 w/a HR, 11 RBI and 17 runs ... Second on the club with five stolen bases ... Tallied seven sacrifices ... Has been hit by a pitch eight times to lead the team.
• Jake Washer named to 2019 Buster Posey Watch List ... '18 Bench Award Semifinalist ... Preseason All-AAC selection by the leagues head coaches ... Has 10 career home runs with 59 RBI ... Started 25 games in 2019 (21/catcher, 4/DH).
• Turner Brown tied ECU single-game record with two triples vs. Marist (3/10) ... Named to AAC Honor Roll (3/11) ... ECU's all-time leader with 49 sacrifices ... Ranks fifth in assists (521) and tied for sixth in hit by pitches (27) ... Registered 14 career game-winning RBI (8 in 2018).
• ECU's pitching staff sports a 3.34 ERA ... The starters own a 3.76 ERA allowing 65 runs (61 earned) with 147 strikeouts to 49 walks ... The bullpen has surrendered 43 runs (33 earned) with 126 punch outs and 34 walks in 107.1 innings for a 2.77 ERA ... They have allowed 18 of 57 inherited runners to score on the year (31.6 pct.).
PROBABLE STARTERS (2019 stats)
Friday: LHP Jake Agnos (4-1, 2.92 ERA) vs. LHP Lael Lockhart, Jr. (1-4, 4.38 ERA)
Saturday: RHP Tyler Smith (3-0, 5.25 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Randel (2-1, 3.58 ERA)
Sunday: LHP Jake Kuchmaner (3-0, 2.38 ERA) vs. TBA
GODWIN AT A GLANCE
• Cliff Godwin, who was named the 16th head coach in school history on June 25, 2014, was a four-year letterwinner for the Pirates from 1998-2001 … He has been a part of 10 NCAA Regional and two College World Series teams at the Division I level as an assistant coach and head coach … During his four years at the helm of the program, Godwin has guided ECU to three NCAA Regional berths (2018 Greenville Regional host), a Super Regional appearance, two American Athletic Conference Tournament titles and a 176-97-1 (.644) overall record, which ranks fifth all-time among ECU head coaches … Eight players have earned All-America status, seven were NCAA All-Regional selections, 12 were named all-conference (11 first-teamers), while six were drafted by Major League Baseball teams … Named 2015 AAC Coach-of-the-Year and was inducted into the George Whitfield Hall of Fame in January of 2016 … Recently he completed a summer stint on the 2018 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team staff that posted a 12-3 record that included series wins over Chinese Taipei, Japan and Cuba … As a player, he helped former ECU skipper Keith LeClair's teams post a 169-76 four-year ledger, including 46-plus wins in each of his final three seasons (16-16 in '99, 46-18 in '00 and 47-13 in '01) … ECU won a pair of CAA Tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Regionals every season from 1999 to 2001 … The Pirates were the top seed in their regional all three years, including a No. 7 national seed in 2001 where they advanced to the Super Regional round before being eliminated by Tennessee.
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